A LEAP YEAR
PROPOSAL
By ELINOR MARSH
When 1 was a girl of twelve my
mother made n will leaving mo nil her
property nnd miming Nathan Origin
my gunrdinu.
Mother died when I was Hlxteen
yenrs old', and by the til-ms of the will
1 Avas to Jiave imshcssIoii of my tnto to (Joat down tiio stream. Tueir cnior
when I waft olgliteon. Thin left It In freight la wine, stored In casks made
Kathnn'H hands two years after her of the wood of the palm tree. They
. . are managed by two men, who stand
., , nprlght In them, ench plying an oar
Now. the truth Is. from the time 1 om mmng um, t,(j otbfjt pH8hflf;
was fourteen 1 had a decided fancy for TI(J bofttfJ Brc of vnrjous slz03( H(nc
Nathan. I loolted upon him ns a big ,KOr. boiiio Htnallcr. The biggest
brother nnd in my day dreams of the J reach as high as 5.000 talents' burthen.
future thought of him as something Ench vessel has a live nss on board.
nearer, I early passed beyond boys of Those of larger size have more thnn
my own age. which I supposo came one." '
partly from the fact that, my father ...... ... v , ,,.,
tarlB ,. , . .,..y ; 'Z!'al7Z"iAs.
my mother holug early nccustomed to on Ludlow fltroeli H0Uth or Gran(1( ta
rely upon mo for many things that nro tl)e wholesale market of the apple ped
not usually left to children, I became diors. Here there is an nnlmnted scene
older In experience than I was In years,
Ilo this as It may, by the time I be
came of ago and my property was tc
bo turned over to me I had made up
my mind that I wanted Nathan too.
As to taking care of my estate myself,
I had sense enough to know that I
was entirely Incompetent
I nlso had stilllclent feminine Instinct
to niscern that Nathan had u decided
inncy ror mo. uni mo main reason
why mother had made him my guard
ian nnd one of the reasons why I
wanicn mm um imcgruy-siooii in mo of t!l0 cty, tj,Uc wi,0e8i0 ppj0 deal
way of my hnvlng him. It was evident cra rent imsCmcnts along this street In
to mo thnt ho considered mo n fiduciary WUC, t0 fitoro tIlelr wareH, In tll0
trust Ho was so sensltivo to his hon- morning they bring out nnd strew the
or thnt I believed ho would consider It barrels nil over the narrow, dingy
n crlmo for him to become possessed stretch of Ludlow street
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of my fortune even by marrying me.
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What Tvas I to do? I couldn't very
well offer myself to him. Possibly If
I had been nearer his ago I might liavo
found a way to propose to him with
out sacrificing too much of my mnld
enly modesty, but when I was eighteen
ho was thirty-one. It might have been
cnslcr bad I been suro that ho wanted
mo. Hut how can a girl know that a
man wants her till ho asks her?
Ono day In looking over mother's
papers I canto upon n letter she had
written to my aunt, her sister, that
had been returned to mo nfter moth
er's death. In It she snld: "I have
mndo a will In Luolln'H favor and hnvo
made Nathan Griggs executor and
guardian. I have done this hoping
thnt ho will contlnuo mnnngtng her es
tate us her husband. I hnvo said noth
ing of this, however, to either of them,
for in such cases tho surest way to
defeat a design Is to try to bring it
about. I rather roly on my observn- i
tlon that they fancy ench other." '
I spent u long while thinking out a
plan by which to use this letter to
ovorcoiuo Nnthnn's scruples. Gather
ing some business letters that I found
to and from mother nnd placing this
letter I hnvo mentioned nmong them,
I sent them to Nnthan with a noto in
which I suggested thnt thoy might bo
of importance to tho estate and that
It might bo well for him to look them
over carefully.
Whnt did he do but return them to
me, saying that ho had read them all
carefully nnd thoy woro of no Impor
tance In a business way I
I -was no nearer my object than be- '
fore. I
Well, tho day nrrlvcd when I was
eighteen, and Nathan came to turn
over my property to mo. It had be
como evident to mo that If I wished
to break down his scruples I must
throw argument to tho winds ami use
feminine methods. Ho spread a lot
of pnporH on n table, nnd wo sat down
sldo by side that ho might instruct mo.
I was not thinking of tho papers or
tliQ Instructions; 1 was thinking of
somothlng far nearer my heart
Tho moro he explained tho less I un
derstood. I kept hitching my chair
nearer to his till we could bo no near
or. Then, pretending that tho figures
were so miuuto I had dltllculty In sco
Ing them, I leaned sldowlse till my
shoulder touched Nathan's. In this
way I crowdod him to tho outer edge
of his chair, and ho could not move
farther. My hair was dono In a tumul
tuous fashion, nnd a looso strand
grazed his chock.
Ho went on explaining, but it did
not take mo long to see that his mind
was wo moro on tho pnpers than was j
mine. At last I succeeded in grazing
his check with mlno.
Ho broke down nt this nnd wont all
to pieces. Putting his arms around
me, ho kissed mo und said:
"Luolla, when you sent mo thoso let
ters of your mother's you unlntentlou
ally included ono that expressed u do
slro on hor part that I Bhould continue
tho euro of your estate as your hus
band. I hnvo loved you over slnco
you wero u llttlo girl and might hnvo
told jjou so before this had not your
mother turned you and your fortuno
over to mo in trust It has not seemed
honorable to mo to"
"Yes, I know all that" I interrupted,
Impatient at having to draw blni out
'You have been very unjust nud very
stupid. You hnvo wished to turn this
estate over to ino, knowing that I can't
manago it. You should bo ashamed of
yourself."
"Well, sweetheart, 1 didn't intend
that. Dut wnsu't It fortunato that you
happened to include that letter"
"Yes. If I hudu't been careless I
supposo I would bavo died an old maid
for all you cared."
This proposal nud uccoptanco aro not
Ik accord with tho roraauco of sacb
tktags, but It was leap year.
Circular Boats.
Still imcd tf n ioaIilcrahlp extent,
circular boats In the Tigris may bo
scon nt Hngdnil. Jimt uh tboy upponr
cd 2.000 years ng. when Herodotus
wrote: "The Iwsta which wine down
the river to lnbyhn are circular and
made of Hkliw. The frainen. which uro ,
of willow, arc rut In the country of j
the AniH'iilHJiH above Awiyrlii. nnd on
these, which none for hull, a covering
of Mldim Is wtrclclied outside, and thus
the boats are made, without cither
statu or Htern. Ulto round, lllto a
Bhlold. They are thon entirely (Hied
with Htrnw. and their enrgo la put on
board, after which they are suffered
men wildly shouting nnd gestlculnt-
lug, sidewalks crowded with forests of
apple barrels. It Is almost impossible
to pass along oven In the Htreet for the
d07.ens of peddlers' carts lined np there.
Suddenly there Is n commotion, nnd a
crowd gathers at the curb. A barrel
of apples is on sale, bids rise nt n pen
11V w im.i nnnilv the blithest bidder
carrc3 0ff his prize. Everywhere are
bnrrols overflowing with cheerful red
nnd yellow apples which the peddlers
will rarrv off fn Di'iMln In other nnrts
Divorces Are Costly In Canada.
Canada's divorce court is never en
tered except by members of the
wealthy class nnd not frequently by
them. Only four to six divorces are
granted In Canada annually.
There Is no reconl of a poor man
ever getting n divorce In tho Dominion,
It Is said. Tho avcrago cost of n di
vorce In Canada Is $2,000, and tho de
creo Is granted for only ono offense
marital Infidelity.
The legislature at Ottawa appoints
n divorce committee each session, nnd
all cases aro settled by this committee.
There is no appeal in a divorce action.
Those living in the western part of
tho Dominion have to pay much more
for a decree than those living in the
east because ot' tho heavier traveling
expenses. Detroit Tribune.
Dropped In on the Dears.
Some years hack n visitor dropped in
on tho bears nt tho zoological gardens.
A hat fell into tho pit, nnd its owner
ut onco Jumped in after it. He nllghtf
cd on a bear who was enjoying n doze
in tho sun. The bear mado him wel
come. It seized him by the shoulder
nnd waltzed tiliu round nnd round.
Luckily tho visitor kept his feet until
n keeper opened-n sldo door and pulled
him Into safety, But tho hat was left
behind. On tho following day tho man
sent to the society n letter in which
ho claimed tho cost of a now hat
London Tatler.
He Had Soma Conceit.
"How did you como out?" nsked his
friend, "Will she havo you?"
"Her answer," replied tho diplomatic
attache, "Is partially satisfactory;
enough so to contlnuo negotiations.
She says If bIio over does marry It
will bo n man of good looks, courage
and nblllty,"-Judgo.
To Keep Hay From Taktna Fire.
To keep hay from taking flro In tho
bnrn by spontaneous combustion an
Iowa man recommends four quarts of
salt to tho load when It is put in the
mow. Kami nnd Fireside.
Always Enterprising.
Hand some men n lemon nnd thoy
will Immediately begin tho manufac
ture ot lemon extract, a snlablo prod
uct Kansas City Journal.
Some Decline.
Optimist Greece? Why, Grccco pro
duced n Homerl Pessimist A,nd to
day couldn't produce a base on balls,
Albany Argus.
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Kap th Teoth Clean.
Thnt tho ftirroachtng conco- W
)V quences ot neglecting to tako W
& enro ot tho teeth may be folt In W
& Inter llfo Is tho belief of ninny ft
M niedlcnl observers. Many ills- Mf
Vt eases nro tho direct result of do- &
W cnyed teeth, ttwollen and lnllniu- Vt
) ed gums, pyorrhea or soma other Vi
form of oral sepsis,
Attention must bo given to the
ft
ft teeth regularly, threo times n ft
ft day, ns soon as poaalblo nfter ft
ft eating, If the teoth nro to bo pre'
ft served and tho health kept nor
ft mal. An cquul portion ot pre
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
pared chalk and orris root, mix
ft cd, will keep tho mouth sweet ft
ft nnd elenn If used ns a tooth pow ft
ft der. The gums may bo toued up ft
ft by rinsing tho mouth with salt ft
ft water. A halt tonspooutul to a ft
ft tumbler of water makes nu ft
ft agreeable solution. Salt water ft
ft lu this strength la nlso nn excel
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lent garglo for a soro throat
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NEBRASKA
PROSPERITY LEAGUE
A Statewide. Nonparttian
OrsanUatlon of Tax- S
payers -
V!CE-rnE3IDi:NT8N
WKII.IV P. ADK N
SOUTH OMAHA
JOHN ALOtRTSON
MERCHANT. PINOIH
DR. C. C. ALLISON
sURafON
aconoc ANTIL
INVESTMENTS. .LAIR
X. M. BAIRO
HARTIH.TON
J. L. BAKER
MANUFACTURE
J. VY, BCNOEft
PARMER, HUMPHREY
ALrntD BRATT
INVESTMENT. OINOA
CMAi. H. MOWN
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
W. J. DUHOESS
HARRV V. BURKLKT ,
W, M, BUSHMAN
TORAal
ALBERT CAHN
MANUFACTURER!
LOUIS S. DEBTS
STOCKMAN. REARN EV
I, M. FAIRFIELD
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
JOHN N. FRENIER
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
DR. R. OILMORE
PHYSICIAN ANO SUROEON
T. V. OOLOEN
CAPITALIST, O'NEILL
FERDINAND HAARMANN
MANUFACTURER
J. J. HANIOHEN
CONTRACTOR
FREO D. HUNKER
ATTORNEY. WEST POINT
FRANK B. JOMNEON
OMAHA PRINTING CO.
C. J. KARBACH
INVESTMENTS
HON. J. T. KEELEY
VALENTINE
F, J. KELLY '
MERCHANT, NIOSRARA
FRANK D. KENNARD
CAPITALIST
JACOB KLEIN
MERCHANT, BEATRICE
BUD LATTA
RANCH OWNER. TEKAMAH
E. M. F. LEFLANO
CAPITALIST
a), W. MEOEATH
COAL OPERATOR
JOHN A. MOHRBACHER
INVESTMENTS, WYMORS
SOPHUS F. NEOLE
PUBLISHER
FRANK A. NIMS
E1TISIS FUSES. PAUS CITY
J. J. NOVAK
ANKER, WILSER
J. J. O'CONNOR
ATTORNEY
SKOROC PARR
MERCHANT. NEBRASKA CITY
HON. WATSON L. rUROV
LAND OWNER. MAOISON
THEODORE REIMERS
STOCKMAN, PULLERTOM
CARL ROHDC "f'
SETHIS FAERIE. COLUREUS
JOHN O. FIOSICKY
PUBLISHER
J. C. ROTH
INVESTOR. FREMONT
JOHN SCHINDLEIt
STANTON
W H. SCHMOLLER
JOBBER
THEODORE H. BERK
STOCKMAN, HELIUM
O. tC. SHUKERT
MANUFACTURER
HARRT E. SIMAN
WINSIOS
PAUL f. SKINNER
MANUFACTURER
A. F. SMITH
JOBBER
H, A. SPIESBEROSR
WHOLESALER
HON, P. F. STAFFORD " '
NORFOLK
WILLIAM STORK
INVESTMENTS, ARLINOTON
prOBEHT C. STREHLOW
CONTRACTOR
OEOROK B. TYLER
INVESTMENT! lASTINOS
A. J. VIERLINO
pres. paitton vierlino
Iron works .
THEODORE WIOAMAN
STOCK BUYER. AURORA
C. , WILLKY
ATTORNEY. RANOOLPH
B. H. WOLI9ACH
MERCHANT. ORANO ISLAND
PI. M WOLCOTT
MERCHANT. CENTRAL CITY
HON. OTTO ZUELOW
MAYOR, SCHUYLER
J. B. KEDFIELD.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Successor to
PHYSICIAN SURGEONS HOSPITAL
Drs. RedOeld & RodOeld
Office Phone 642
Res. Phone 676
NURSE BROWN MEMORIAL
HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL
For the Troa'tinent of
MEDICAL, SURGICAL and
01JSTETRICAL PATIENTS
Phono 110. John S. Twlncni, M. D.
DOCTOR I). T. QUIGLEY . .
Practice Limited to
Surgery and Radium Tlkorapy
72S City National Bank Building.
Omaha, Nebraska.
W. J. 1I0LDERNESS
Eectrlcal Supplies
Wiring Storage Batteries
Morach Bldg
Phono 175.
Florence MacKay
Teacher of Piano
SOI west Fifth St. Phone Blk. 524
Bought and highest market
prieai paid
PHONES
Retidanee Rtd 630 OMm 458
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HOPDIM
tit
C. H. WALTERS.
MR. FARMER:
Read this plain talk on how
PROHIBITION
Would affect
YOU
These facta -vrere furnished by a nember of tho Omaha Grain Exchange.
According to U. S. Government statistics, Nebraska pro
duced 213,000,000 bushels of corn in 1915, of which 20o
was shipped out of the county where it wan grown. This
means that 42,600,000 bushels of Nebraska corn were sold
for shipment in
Official reports for the year 1915 show that about two
thirds of the amount shipped, or 28,000,000 bushels, was soft
corn. This soft corn was not available for elevator storage
on account of too much moisture in the corn, A small portion
of such corn can be dried, but the bulk of it was used for,
distilling purposes,
According to government statistics, the estimated farm
value of corn for 1915 was 61 cents per bushel, an average
which could not have been maintained had it not been for
the fact that the soft corn was bought by distilleries at prac
tically FULL MARKET VALUE of grade corn, deducting
only for difference in moisture.
Had there been no distilleries, there would
have been next to no market at all for the soft
corn of 1915. The soft corn would certainly
have sold for about 20c a bushel LESS than
grade corn, provided it could have been used at
all.
This would have meant a loss to Nebraska
corn growers in the year 1915 of the enormous
sum of $5,600,000!
The Nebraska Prosperity
nppnunn TO STATE PROHIBITION. IN FAVOR OF LOCAL OPTION,
President, L. F. CROFOOT
Send for our literature.
Telephone Your
Grocery orders to 32
Thy will given prompt and
careful attention.
Lierk-Sandall Co.
Geo. B. Dent,
Physician and Surgeon.
Spckl AHeftlm siren to Surgery
awl Obstetrics.
Office: Building and Loan Building
pj,.. I Office 130
Phones 1 Roaidenca 115
Phonos
Offlco 333 Res. Black 513
BR. lLUtOLD A. FENNER
Osteopath.
6 Reynold Building
Office hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
7 p. m. to 8 p. m.
Hospital Phone Black 633.
House Phone Black 633.
W. T. PRXTCIIARD,
Graduate Veterlaarlaa
Want years a Governrnftat Veterlaar-
taa. Hoayltal 21Saoatk Locatt BU
oan-BaU block sothwyt of th
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Court Housh.
1915.
Treasurer, W. J. COAD Secretary, J. B. HAYNES
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
Office phone 241. Res. phone 217
L. C. DROST,
Osteopathic Physician.
North Platte, - - Nebraska.
McDonald Bank Building.
DR. JOHN S. TWINEM
Special Attention to
Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
Nurse Bnawn Memorial Horipltal.
JOHN S. SIMMS, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon
Offlco B. & L. Building, Second Floor.
Phone, Office, 83; Residence 33.
Notice.
To Ina Fiahbaugh, non-resident de
fendant.
You are hereby notified that on the
lGth day of May, 1916, George Fish-
baugh filed a petition against you in
the District Court of Lincoln uounty,
Nebraska, he object and prayer of
which Is to bbtaln a divorce from
you upon the grounds ot extreme
cruelty and adultery, xou are re
quired to answor said petition on or
boqoro Monday the 30th day ot ucto
ber, 1916.
GEORGE FISHUAUUH,
By George N. Gibbs, His attorney.
Wntlrn in Creditors.
Estate No. 1430 ot Silas A. Hill, de
ceased, In the County Court ot Lin-
coin uounty, NenrasKa.
Tim Sfntn mt Nohrnska. bs: Credl
tors ot said estate will take notice that
tho time limited for presentation ana
filing of claims against aald estate Is
March 22, 1917, and for settlement
of said estato Is August 18, 1917 tlrat
I will sit at the county court room in
said county, on Sept 22, 1916, at 9
o'clock a. in., and on March 22, 1917,
at 9 o'clock a. m., to receive, examine,
hear, allow, or adjust all claims and
objections duly filed.
GEO. E. FRENCH,
a22sl9 County Judge.
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League
HIGH LICENSE
SHERIFFS SALE.
By virtue of an order of Bale lssuort
from the district court of Lincoln
county, Nebraska, upon a decree ot
foreclosure rendered in said court
wherein Zara I. Mitchell Is plaintiff
and John Richard Neary Is defendant,
and to me directed, I will on the 30th
day of September, 1910, at 2 o'clock p.
m., at tho east front doo.r of the court
house In North Platte, Lincoln county,
Nebraska, sell at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash, to satisfy
said decree, Interest and costs, the
following described property,, towit:
The undivided one-half () interest
of Lot eight, (8), Block one hundred
and live, (105) In North Platte Ne
braska.
Dated North Platte, Nob., August
26th, 1916. A, J. SALISBURY,..
a29s29. Sheriff.
Notlco of Petition
Estate No. 1432 of John N. Bonner,
deceased, in the County Court of Lin
coln County, Nobraska.
The State of Nobraska, to all per
sons Interested In said estate, lake no
tlco that a petition has been filed for
the setting out to the widow ot exempt
property, two hundred dollars from
the cash on hand and an allowance ot
soventy dollars per month for sup
port, pending administration, appoint
ment ot Etta S. Boner as administra
trix ot said estate, which has been set
for hearing herein on Sept 15, 1916,
at 9 o'clock a. m.
Dated August 19, 1916.
GEO. E. FRENCH,
a22sll County Judge.
Notlco of Final Report.
Estato of Alof B. Swanson, deceas
ed, in the County Court of Lincoln
County, Nebraska.
The State ot Nebraska, to all per
sons Interested In said estate take no
tlco that tho admlslstrator haa filed a
final accoun and report of his admin
istration and a petition for final set
tlement nnd discharge as such, a de
cree of distribution and decree of de
scent, which havo been sot for hear
ing before said court on September 15,
1916, at 9 o'clock a. m., when you may
appear and contest the same.
Dated August 21. 1916.
OEO. E. FRENCH.
n22sll County Judge.
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